“Sometimes I understand with my mind that God has commanded us to forgive, and I forgive – but the heart resists and does not want to. Yet if a person compels himself, prays, and asks God to soften his heart, then God will help him sincerely forgive his neighbor.
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“Christians must forgive others from the heart, describing this as the place where God’s love and mercy are revealed
“If I cannot make room in my heart to forgive my neighbor such a small debt – if I cannot forgive 100 denarii – then I cannot make room for the great forgiveness that God grants me for 10,000 talents
“Do we refuse to forgive? God, too, will refuse to forgive us. As we treat our neighbours, so also does God treat us. The forgiveness or unforgiveness of your sins, then, and hence also your salvation or destruction, depend on you yourself.
“people often ask God for forgiveness and feel that they have received His mercy, but fail to show the same mercy to others
“forgiving others is essential for experiencing God’s mercy and becoming more like Him
“God is ready to forgive people for their failings, but recalled that the prayer “forgive us our debts” is followed by the words “as we forgive our debtors.”
“Complete forgiveness—not the kind that says, ‘I forgive you, but I do not forget’—can be offered only if we ask God for His grace